Repairing An UN-Repairable Gaming Laptop -- Your Comments Made Me Do It!

[@Ed_Stuckey]

Not only a great repair tech, also a great person for gifting the repair.

[@cesaru3619]

He's professional and fair to gift something that is still usable. Values.

[@ksenchy]

I mean the repair would cost more than this laptop is worth anyway. What else are you gonna do

[@cv990a4]

Fair exchange - youtuber extended his repair skills, created some great content, in return the owner of the laptop gets a nice surprise. And now the youtuber knows that laptops he formerly viewed as unrepairable can now be repaired. Everyone wins.

[@cesaru3619]

@@cv990a4 anything is reparable.

[@lovesrc4296]

I trust the owner will be overjoyed that you went with this repair, even if they've recently purchased a new one they will be well chuffed and maybe gift it!

[@TheBloodBathX]

Despite the hater you are indeed deserve the title of "The best Dell Technician that ever lived" KUDOS my man

[@MainframeSupertasker]

theres haters?!?!?

[@aurthorthing7403]

Copper tape is awesome stuff. I wish someone would make some with better glue... but most of it is still awesome.

[@espartacodepaola]

I live in Brazil and watch all your videos. I'm a retired electronic engineer from the transistor times :D... Use a microscope to fix things? Well... Cannot do! Even with my glasses on. Your way of explain things in detail, your equipment and your enthusiasm shows how good you are. I'd lots of dell's laptops. Sure I would fix all of them with you, but the math do not match: Your services US$ X - Freight US$ 10X... :D Congratulations! Keep going!

[@cesaru3619]

Welcome fellow engineer, yup he's a great technician. Olá, somos engenheiros, saudações ao Brasil, tudo bem?

[@Jesselovespinball]

The solder wick actual works really well . Makes an extremely stable connection. I’ve done it on several repairs with absolutely great success. Give it a try and you will use it every time going forward

[@cesaru3619]

I will try, but can you give warranty with that chunky solder wick?

[@SuperDinomagic]

Greatest dell technician that ever Lived!

[@clixium]

Great work, I'm glad you saved it from a landfill

[@reinierwelgemoed8171]

You sir, are a ninja. Job well done.

[@davidjack9217]

Clear repair description - The best on KZbin

[@attribute-4677]

Nice!! Thank you for doing this!! I was honestly hoping you would attempt it even though it seemed futile

[@cancelhandles]

I'm glad you gave this another shot, my apologies for only suggesting a jumper wire. I didn't know copper tape existed either

[@panther105]

Copper tape used to be (maybe still is in some situations) run around the inside glass surface of a window and connected to a security system for the house, business etc .

[@jaywyn2584]

Just getting into EE. I manufacture PCBs in a factory. Your knowledge and understanding of what's happening at the component level inspires me. Impressive repair. You made it look easy, it is not.

[@Uriahjw]

That is the way to retain a customer. He gave it up for you to use as a doner board, but with ideas from the community, you got another idea to repair the board and send it back. I'm sure if anyone asks where to send their computers, he will definitely send them your way. I've honestly only used the copper tape to shield EMI from sensitive areas in my drones.

[@EdwinSemidey]

This guy is going to be Super Surprised . So nice of you . AWESOME Work. Thanks

[@neilwoodmansey9109]

I love watching these repairs for some reason

[@nitricoxide1]

The Greatest Dell Technician That's Ever Lived

[@DieyoungDiefast]

The thing that surprised me about that tape is that if you stick another piece over another, they'll actually connect through the adhesive. I've been building a model train layout using this tape for the power bus, and the only soldered connections go to the track, the tape following a convoluted route under the board.

[@lovesrc4296]

Superb! Thank you for this video, if I had the kit I'd do this kind of stuff myself.

[@JonTrott]

I utterly enjoyed your meticulous work... after watching the first one (I just stumbled arcross it and got sucked in) it was great to see you go the third and fourth mile rescuing an expensive piece of equipment from the dumpster. Great job! And love you did it gratis. Just for the joy of it.

[@gate9595]

We have the greatest technician that's ever lived. This is the greatest technician that'll ever live

[@cesaru3619]

Greatest Dell laptop technician that's ever lived.

[@vahidbeidaghy3398]

this is called "proper calibrated repair" 😁 well done seriously. well done...

[@ashystyle]

Good job! However, since you mentioned that all of those board behind you are donor boards, I'm starting to think that you are used to deem a repair a non repair? =)

[@MichaelChanslor]

I'm one of the R4 guys - Thanks for doing this!!!! Great freaking video!!!!

[@yareddeyaso1219]

Even the greatest dell technician learns something new every day. Great video.

[@manyord7089]

dont worry about the haters your doing well brother!

[@lovesrc4296]

What haters are you on about?

[@manyord7089]

@@lovesrc4296 k

[@cesaru3619]

@@lovesrc4296 the guy that said that he never ever removed a coil, lol, sometimes you don't need a preheater, also wiggling is needed since there is glue behind coils as long you don't rip the traces/pads. check last video comments.

[@lovesrc4296]

@ Ahhhhhh, many thanks 🤗

[@vanta6lack]

that's one unexpected yet very appreciated repair sequel! Brilliant work on that Dell Alienware

[@rosariodagosto6484]

Your. The. Best. Tech. No. Bodgy. Work. Only. Professional. Repairs. Amazing. Repair. Today. Love. Watching. 😊😊

[@IanHurford]

Excellent content to watch, great to see someone not giving up, and carrying out a proper repair.

[@navindrenletchumanan7628]

Nice job on the repair ❤

[@user-mv5bu2kk8b]

Nice fix I know it takes patience and time but a good feeling to achieve

[@alexrtaudio]

This guy deserves 1M subs! Awesome content mate!

[@jgvillan01]

I am glad to see that a laptop that is in PERFECT condition get's a 2nd lease on life. What an amazing thing, copper tape! Never occurred to me to use it in that fashion. Great job! I'm sure the owner would be thrilled to have the laptop back.

[@polydorusao8846]

I enjoy hearing you explain what you are thinking and how you do the the testing and repair. I learn a lot from your videos. If you left everything in and didn't edit the videos, I would be fine with that. These longer format videos really ork for me. Thanks!

[@telwood15]

Credit to your knowledge, skill and patience.

[@JoeBrouhard]

Very impressive! I'm nowhere near this skilled with board replacements. Very well done!

[@Reziac]

That's awesome all around! And such a nice surprise for the customer.

[@rcsontag]

Your level of knowledge is amazing.

[@asanka.abewickrama]

You are a surgeon in the tech world!

[@OuyaWoelders-hi9bn]

i would also put some solder mask under the copper tape, i don't feel like the adhesive on the tape is strong.

[@bpz10]

Amazing job, man!

[@horseathalt7308]

Interesting, never knew that copper tape existed! Love your work! The owner of the laptop will be overjoyed with that surprise!

[@justinkovacik9436]

Wow that was an exciting repair. You did a great job. I'm amazed you got that coil pad repaired

[@johnpedersen8387]

Great job. Love to see your repair videoes.

[@zippythechicken]

Copper tape is also used in making stained glass it comes in a variety of widths and is very thick

[@numan711cz]

Great job, hats off!

[@alexlimburg8242]

Nice work 🧑‍🔧

[@CATA20034]

In order to detect a shorted FET measure the resistance from gate to source, 99% when there is a short over the source and drain, will take the gate also, so you can measure in the circuit wit many transistors in parallel.

[@acswales]

Great job. Explained clearly and precisely. I did see the 1st vid. Either or, but I do like to use solder wick to fix repairs like that. You can flood it with solder and it still stays flat. I have had more success that way.. I use copper and aluminium tape as a heat shield instead of Kapton tape. You can also use cut up fizzy drinks cans. they can be shaped and re-used. Keep the videos coming. Thank-you.

[@bibbidi_bobbidi_bacons]

I'm truly impressed! However, I don’t quite understand why those coils don’t have heat sinks, as they appear to run quite hot. I'm sure the customer will appreciate this improvement. It genuinely makes me happy to help keep electronics out of landfills. Could you consider including root cause analysis theory in your videos? I’m not looking to assign blame, as electronics are subject to various factors. For instance, you can’t always tell if someone is using a non-water-resistant device in highly humid conditions or in extremely dry, hot, or cold environments.

[@babynugent]

Nice work!

[@kreemkrackered3755]

Great job - love watching your videos

[@circuicitis]

Nice surgery, man! I once managed to fix a pad similar to this one using a solder wick, but it will work only if you use a quality tight wick, which doesn't disintegrate easily. Also, I knew you'll have a POST once I saw them Amps jumping :)

[@jonathaningram4672]

With the solder mask I have seen other repair videos where they use hot air at 100 with the UV light to cure it solid.

[@GlennHamblin]

Great job!

[@AbramBaloyi]

My man!!! Very informative content. Great 👌 repair. Thanks for sharing.

[@deputydawg3215]

good job ,,,,,glad you didn't give up on it😃

[@SimpleShaun80]

impressive work sir :)

[@dazer123]

This channel is awesome

[@Morbazan125]

I’m almost certain I have seen a video recently where someone used a trace repair kit, it wasn’t tape as such but I can’t remember what is was called. The way it looked out of the pack was a variety of trace widths and pad sizes and you cut off what you need

[@tinman9341]

Awesome work my friend!!! I would have called it for CPU damage! 👌🏼

[@bakaomi9366]

Bro was playing dead till this guy got a hold of it then it decided to behave. yeah great job bringing it back to life

[@robertjung8929]

nice job, but it's extremely highly recommended to scrape or grind all the charred laminate because it's conductive.

[@cesaru3619]

Sometimes yeah, but in this case it withstood all that punishment with the stress software, 200W. That Mosfet and coil, I bet they are handling a 30A current.

[@gd2329j]

You have all the room needed ! Make new pads & 90 degree the inductor .

[@mikevanvolkenburgh5348]

Nice work

[@JFIXX1]

Can you share your link for the copper tape

[@telwood15]

I wonder how many repair guys do the full set of tests like this guy does?

[@dosgos]

Some cars use braided wire for high-current 12v DC grounding. I have seen it between the engine and body on some cars. There may be some flexibility and EMI concerns too. I don't know if that is appropriate for any laptop situation.

[@WereCatf]

9:26 I like to use toothpicks for stuff like that. Toothpicks are cheap, easy to source from practically anywhere and they don't harm the environment, either. Plus I don't mess any of my tools with any sort of gunk, then!

[@lennyjenkins524]

Very good job.

[@wbrowning52ify]

Good repair.

[@cesaru3619]

ICEMAN DID IT AGAIN! And shut the naysayers mouths! Great balls of fire! Sometimes comments come from people that know, others are from trolls, not that hard to tell tho. Northwest Repair with GPUs and this guy with Dell laptops are at the top of the game, I watched all others, even in Spanish language! The DrMOS and coil passed the stress test for a long time at 200W. I bet that coil will never get over 70 °C, neither arcing, remember it's handling an electrical current of 30A at least. AND he's gifting it while giving warranty.

[@Enmesharra92]

I’m going to give you a new name. “The Computer Surgeon”. Using tweezers and microscope it just makes sense.😊

[@John-dp3ln]

You need a Northridge Fix grinding pen, fabulous tool!

[@stephenhood2948]

Neat video,and very cool you attempted to fix this. Haven't finished the video,but have saw such repairs dome before. How do you feel about this being a reliable repair?? Is this a see what you can do video, or do you think something like this is a reliable fix?? Or is this more skin to patching up a sinking boat??

[@user-mv5bu2kk8b]

What is the cool background music called? Cheers 😊

[@Master777with69]

Just make sure to tell him it's fixed. 😂I can imagine he throwing it away after getting it or leaving it in the abyss

[@orpedsesama]

so satisfying

[@louistournas120]

Does it hve to be the exact same part? Can the same part be found on any other laptop?

[@mrguydavis]

Incredible.

[@markaoslo5653]

Just brilliant! (it makes me happy!) Cheers- 👏

[@investit4]

Finaly... a fixed Alienware ... 😉

[@luizfernandoreisbandeira476]

Hi my friend. Great repair. Could you tell where i can buy this cooper tape?thank you😊😊😊

[@husky3g]

Great repair. I saw someone rebuilding a pad with that copper tape on KZbin shorts and I suppose it does actually work well in some cases. I'm curious, though - this laptop is pretty old at this point, almost 10 years. How much did you charge for the repair? Surely the price isn't cheap and a newer model as a replacement may have been a better option for them. But if the repair was less than $200, maybe not.

[@stevencharette7918]

i did the same thing use wick to create a new pad, and it worked u may not consider it but in this type of business if it works and doesn't compromise the device than why not

[@YoshiXTX]

Anyone noticed that via that was going from the pad then through the board? He was lucky, he connected that trace by accident.

[@Dinkleberg96]

When i watched the last vid i thought to myself that it could be fixed, but i understand that it's not my name its on the line if it kicks the can before the 1 year warranty u put on ur repairs, so i get why u did that

[@robertwilliams9567]

AWESOME SKILL-SET YOU HAVE !! Psst !! I am glad to feel intimidated...OK ??

[@hardcoregames9029]

I am watching this 7 gen box on a 13 gen dell, my rig is far beyond this old beast

[@manuelpentinga9312]

Master!!!

[@mindpower6460]

Wow that’s so small!

[@SamF2000]

Great Fix. I just have one Question. How much would a tech like yourself charge for a fix like that? Or would it just be cheaper to buy a new laptop? Just curious.

[@8peterp]

had the 15" version of this ,thermal pads don't reach mosfets properly and overheat ,it's factory fail

[@rodcon66]

A piece of solder wick would of been better and more stable, imo.

[@stephenhood2948]

I've watched a couple.of your videos,great hobby, you obviously know what younare doing. Looking at the channel name, do you only work on Dell products?? I don't recall seeing you repair anything but Dell products and obviously your channel name implies you only repair Dell products. Are you an authorized Dell repair business and are contractually limited to only Dell products??

[@stephenhood2948]

Opps, that should have said great job, I'm on my phone and Firefox won't let me edit my comment.

[@sarisniper7990]

🤔👋👋👍👍good job

[@lgaben272]

Did you ever replace a cpu or gpu chip? Are you capable of doing that? Also, did something ever blow up while you were working on it?

[@kuoasify]

still have my hp laptop motherboard that i kept all of theses years and did not know what to do with it

[@neofantasy418]

Nice but you made a mistake when repairing, it would have been wise to scrape the burnt part in order to remove the carbon which is conductive.

[@cesaru3619]

But it was not and passed the stress test for a long time at 200W. I bet that coil will never get over 70 °C, neither arcing, remember is handling an electrical current of 30A at least.